JAKARTA - Alvin Tehupeiory gained valuable experience as well as being motivated to achieve better results after debuting in the women's 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics, Friday, July 30.
The sprinter from Maluku said there were many lessons to be learned in his competition with world-class athletes such as Elaine Thompson-Herah from Jamaica who finished in pole position in the first round of heat 2 with a time of 10.82 seconds.
In addition, there was also a representative from Switzerland Mujinga Kambunjdi who finished in sequence with a time of 10.95 seconds and German sprinter Tatjana Pinto in third place with 11.16 seconds.
Alvin himself had to settle for being in the last or eighth position with a time of 11.92 seconds. "It's definitely a pleasure to meet Elaine Thompson in person. And, it's a valuable experience for me so that in the future I can perform better," said Alvin in the official broadcast of NOC Indonesia, Friday, as reported by Antara.
"I can see the way he warms up, the way he gets out of the starting block, and how he calms down. He is also friendly and replies when I say hello," he said.
On this occasion, Alvin also apologized to the Indonesian people for not being able to provide the best results.
"To the Indonesian people who have been praying for and supporting me, I apologize because I have not been able to give my best. Hopefully in the future, I can perform even better," said Alvin.
During the race, Alvin actually started well and was able to compensate for the first 30 meters. But after that, he started to fall behind until he finally finished in last position.
Alvin said the lack of competition during the pandemic had quite an effect on his performance.
"I'm still not focused. I'm still thinking about other things. In addition, during the pandemic there were no competitions, so I was a bit surprised because there was no racing experience," said Alvin.
Previously, the Ambon-born athlete never imagined that he could appear in the Olympics, especially in the sprint. Because, so far his specialty number is 400 meters goal.
However, victory in the 100 meters at the 2019 National Athletics Championships when he recorded a best time of 11.64 seconds, changed his career. He also began to focus on the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints.
“I never imagined that I would be able to appear in the Olympics. Many athletes want to appear in the Olympics. At first I just wanted to make Indonesia proud, but I didn't think I could make it to the Olympics," he said.
"I am grateful to be able to make my first appearance at the Olympics and compete against the world's top runners," concluded this woman who has a career in the Indonesian Army.
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